Education in a Digital Society : The Problem of Formation of Information Culture

The article analyzes the role of education in a digital society and its influence on the formation of the information culture of the younger generation. The results of the expert survey of teachers in the general education system of the Stavropol Territory are presented. An expert assessment of the digital competencies of school teachers and the electronic educational environment of educational organizations was carried out. As an important conclusion of the study, problem areas have been formulated in general user, general pedagogical, subject-pedagogical digital competencies of teachers who work today in general educational organizations of the south of Russia. In addition, according to survey participants, there are a number of strategically important skills that need to be developed in the learning process, regardless of disciplines, so that school graduates are in demand in a digital transformation of the economy. This is the flexibility of thinking, the ability to identify important in the flow of information and use special techniques to expand their thinking capabilities and social intelligence. The importance of the study of the readiness of teachers to form and effectively transmit digital competencies to students is also emphasized by the broad scientific discussion of the development of the electronic educational environment as an important condition for ensuring educational activities and preparing the younger generation for work in the digital economy